Danny Langsdorf is in his sixth season at Oregon State University in his current capacity as the offensive coordinator and quarterbacks coach. This is his eighth year overall in the program, serving two years as a graduate assistant coach for Mike Riley during the 1997 and '98 seasons.
The 38-year-old Langsdorf arrived at OSU for his second tenure after spending three years with the New Orleans Saints and during the 2002 season coached with Riley. Langsdorf spent the last two years as assistant wide receivers/special teams coach for the Saints and in 2002 he was the offensive assistant/quality control coach.
Langsdorf's offenses have produced gaudy numbers with five of the top nine season performances in total offense coming under his guidance.
The 2009 Beavers played the season finale with the Rose Bowl invitation on the line. Three offensive players landed on the first team All-Pac-10 squad, including the first OSU quarterback ever with the accomplishment - Sean Canfield. The brother duo of James and Jacquizz Rodgers also earned Pac-10 first team honors. OSU led the league for passing offense (270.8 yards p/g), pass efficiency (141.5) and first downs (278), and was in the top three for scoring offense (31.5) and total offense (410.6 pg). The Beavers also played in their fourth consecutive bowl game.
In 2008 the team finished second in the Pac-10 for pass offense (249 yds p/g), third for total offense (407.1 p/g) and in the top half overall for pass efficiency and scoring. Individually, the unit featured Pac-10 Offensive MVP Jacquizz Rodgers, the first freshman to ever earn the honor, as well as All-American tackle Andy Levitre. A total of six Beavers on offense earned All-Pac-10 honors, including three on the first team. The Beavers also won yet another bowl game, capturing the Sun Bowl over Pittsburgh.
The 2007 OSU offense overcame a rash of injuries to finish third in the conference for the second consecutive year with a 6-3 mark. The Beavers once again won their bowl game, defeating Maryland in the Emerald Bowl. Tailback Yvenson Bernard finished his illustrious career sixth in the Pac-10 and second all-time at OSU for career rushing yards with 3,862. Bernard and linemen Roy Schuening and Andy Levitre earned Pac-10 All-Conference accolades. Following the season, Langsdorf coached in the Hula Bowl with head coach Mike Riley, defensive coordinator Mark Banker and offensive line coach Mike Cavanaugh.
In 2006 the Beaver offense enjoyed a balanced attack led by senior quarterback Matt Moore and an experienced returning cast. Bernard and guard Jeremy Perry earned first team All-Pac-10 Conference, and another seven Beavers earned second team and honorable mention acclaim. Overall the offense finished in the top half of the conference for scoring, passing, pass efficiency, first downs, red zone offense and time of possession. The team also scored 30-plus points in eight games, including six of the final seven.
In his first year as offensive coordinator in 2005, Oregon State broke the school record for total offense for an 11-game season with 4,609 yards, which included an 11-game record for passing with 3,261 yards. Five offensive players in '05 earned postseason honors, including wide receiver Mike Hass who was the Biletnikoff Award recipient and a first team All-American.
Prior to his stint with the Saints, he was an assistant coach with the Edmonton Eskimos of the Canadian Football League. Langsdorf was the Eskimos' offensive coordinator/quarterbacks coach from 2000-2001 after serving as the wide receivers coach in 1999. His guidance helped the Eskimos lead the CFL for total yards in 2001 with 6,606.
Langsdorf began his professional career as a player/coach with the Deggendorf Blackhawks of Germany. His college coaching career started in 1996 at California Lutheran University in Thousand Oaks.
During Lansgsdorf's first two years at Oregon State he worked with the offense, particularly focusing on the tight ends. He was part of the coaching team that transformed the offense from the wishbone to a multiple set.
The native of McMinnville, Ore., was a standout college football student-athlete playing quarterback. He was a member of the Boise State University football team from 1991-93, lettering one season and earning Big Sky Conference All-Academic honors as a sophomore. He transferred to Linfield College in McMinnville after the '93 season and became the Wildcats' starting quarterback for 1994 and '95. He played for his father (Ed) at Linfield and was selected to the All-Northwest Conference Team as a junior after passing for 2,055 yards and 24 touchdowns. He set a then-school record with 493 passing yards against Southern Oregon on Nov. 12, 1994. He was injured much of his senior season, but concluded his two-year career with 2,724 yards, completing 195 of 356 pass attempts.
Ed Langsdorf is a scout with the San Diego Chargers after spending 20 years as a coach at Linfield.
Danny is married to the former Michele Bertrand, a softball standout at Linfield who still appears in the school record books for her pitching prowess. The couple has a 1-year old son named Dawsen. Danny graduated from Linfield in 1995 with a bachelor's degree in exercise science.
He donated a kidney to Laurie Cavanaugh, offensive line coach Mike Cavanaugh's wife, in May of 2007.
LANGSDORF PROFILE
Assignment:Offensive Coordinator/Quarterbacks Recruiting Area: Washington, Idaho, Montana, Oklahoma Year at OSU:8th Age:38 Hometown:McMinnville, Oregon Education: 1995Bachelor's in Exercise and Science from Linfield College, 1991 McMinnville High School Wife:Michele
OSU HIGHLIGHTS
2009 Passing Offense (270.8) & Passing Efficiency (141.5) - both first in the Pac-10; Sean Canfield, James and Jacquizz Rodgers 1st Team All-Pac-10. 2008 Passing Offense (249.0) - 2nd in Pac-10; Jacquizz Rodgers (RB) - Pac-10 Off. MVP/All-American; Andy Levitre (OT) - 1st Team All-Pac-10/All-American/2nd round Draft pick of Buffalo; Sammie Stroughter (WR) - 1st Team All-Pac-10/7th round pick of Tampa Bay; Sun Bowl champions 2007 Rushing Offense (174.9) - 4th in Pac-10; Yvenson Bernard (RB) - 2nd team All-Pac-10; Roy Schuening (OG/T) - 1st Team All-Pac-10/5th round Draft pickoff St. Louis; Andy Levitre (OT) - 2nd Team All-Pac-10; Emerald Bowl champions 2006 Passing Offense (242.4) - 4th in Pac-10; Scoring Offense (27.8) - 4th in Pac-10; Yvenson Bernard (RB) - 1st Team All-Pac-10; Sammie Stroughter (WR/PR) - 2nd Team All-Pac-10/3rd Team All-American; Jeremy Perry (LG) - 1st Team All-Pac-10
Six Pac-10 Honorable Mention Selections; Sun Bowl champions 2005 Passing Offense (296.5) - 4th in Pac-10/10th in NCAA; 11-game school record for passing with 3,261 yards; 11-game school record for total offense with 4,609 yards; Mike Hass (WR) - Biletnikoff Award recipient/1st Team All-American/6th round Draft pick New Orleans; Yvenson Bernard (RB) - 9th in the NCAA for rushing (120.1); Jeremy Perry (OG) - Pac-10 Co-Freshman of the Year/Freshman All-American; Two Pac-10 Honorable Mention selections
PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE
Oregon State - 2004-present; New Orleans Saints, 2002-2004; Edmonton (CFL), 1999-2001; Oregon State, 1997-98; California Lutheran, 1996
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